BRE Group Reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(132 total reviews)
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Ian Shapiro

100% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

BRE Group has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 132 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BRE Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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132 reviews
5.0
8 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The onboarding experience started even before day one. I had a pre-joining call with my manager after receiving my offer, which was really helpful for talking through expectations, challenges, and practical setup. I was also sent useful reading material in advance, which made starting much smoother. Colleagues have been genuinely lovely, welcoming, and collaborative, with a strong sense of belonging across the team. Flexibility is a real strength of the organisation. Many people are parents, and it’s genuinely encouraged and supported for people to take time for their families. Teams are understanding and accommodating when plans or schedules need to change.

Cons

Having joined during a period of leadership change, there has been some adjustment as new leaders settle in. That said, this has also been a positive as it has allowed me to grow alongside these changes and focus on building relationships with the current leadership team.

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BRE Group Response
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Thank you so much for your positive and constructive review, we appreciate all your comments.
3.0
25 Jan 2015

Be wary

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People are mostly very friendly, holiday allowance is very generous, flexible working hours, easy to park. You are able to learn new things and.gain new skills.

Cons

CEO is almost idolised, although he seems to do very little to improve the company culture and employee satisfaction. No facility expenses are put into the company such as washing up liquid, milk, coffee. If you do venture to the staff canteen, it is extremely expensive, poor service and very low in quality. The company structure is a shambles, with numerous office buildings separating staff, you cannot expect to get an understanding of other areas of the business. Unless you have been there for centuries, which many of the staff have been, no exaggeration. Due to a lack of.understanding of how the structure is and is not working, restructuring is a regular occurrence. Directors are swarming the company with little respect to those who work very hard, and with more thought about their own pockets than the progression of the company. Due to long timers in the business and an average age of close to or past retirement age, salaries are unevenly distributed and below industry standard. Younger employees hang around with hope for improvement or a lack of experience in an average professional working environment. Most office buildings and technology are falling apart. The IT department mostly hate helping staff with any queries. You may as well use a pen and paper and read some books for reseach.

2.0
7 Feb 2019

Lost Their Way

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Majority of employees are fair and honest and the company espouses a work life balance. Getting new CEO following Dr Bonfield's departure in 2018.

Cons

Weak senior management lives on dreams and listens to those with loud voices and not sound ideas. Significant money wasted on vanity projects for several years and BRE now shedding staff to balance finances. Too much departmental politics and not enough willingness to change. Its experience base regularly shrinking with senior staff churn. Company will be fortunate to survive the next few years, even with a new competent CEO.

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